MPPA Curriculum
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- Certificate and Concentration Offered by the PPA Department: Collaborative Governance Specialization
- Class Schedule
- Graduate Student Handbook
Course Requirements (36-39 units)
The graduate program in Public Policy and Administration curriculum consists of four components.
- Academic Core (27 units)
- Electives (6 units)
- Internship (3 units)
- Culminating Experience (thesis/project, 3 units)
Prerequisites
MPPA students must successfully complete prerequisites prior to starting the program: government/political science, microeconomics, and statistics.
Course Sequencing
Sequencing courses is important to a student's success. Our course sequencing page contains two tables showing typical schedules recommended for MPPA students.
Seven year time limit
Students have 7 years to complete the MPPA.



